Sister-in-law Yulan accepted the meat with great embarrassment, carrying the heavy weight in her hands.
"Maruko's mom, actually I didn't do much... thank you so much."
Liu Yulan and Liu Shuixian stood by watching, unable to resist licking their lips.
Although they had eaten a lot of meat at Wanzi's house over the past two weeks, they still felt very tempted when they saw so much meat.
Sister-in-law Yulan left with her two children, expressing her deepest gratitude.
Zhao Xiaohe had a delicious meal at He Tiantian's house and then planned to go home.
He Tiantian cut another piece of meat from the ground and gave it to Zhao Xiaohe; it probably weighed about twenty or thirty pounds.
"Xiaohe, take this back to your parents. Tell them that your aunt is thanking them."
Zhao Xiaohe looked at the large piece of meat and hesitated to take it.
Without his parents' permission, he dared not accept his aunt's things and take them home.
He can't make that decision...
Zhao Xiaohe waved his hand in fright, his face flushed, and he rushed out in one stride.
He Tiantian called out several times from behind, but the brat didn't turn around.
"Mother, what's wrong with Brother Xiaohe?"
Zhao Wanzi followed from behind, looking at Zhao Xiaohe's running figure with a puzzled expression, before disappearing in a flash.
He Tiantian sighed, "Forget it, I'll go myself."
She suddenly remembered that the one hundred taels of silver was a reward from the county magistrate to Changfeng Village. She had to personally hand the money over to Zhao Tingzhang.
He Tiantian tore off a piece of straw mat and wrapped the pork in it. Then she asked her parents to cut the meat into small pieces at home.
Then they were all moved to her room and stored away when she returned.
He Tiantian took the wrapped pork and the hundred taels of silver and walked quickly toward Zhao Tingzhang's house.
At this time, few people came out of the village, but when they passed by Zhao Yan's house...
Just then, Zhao Yanniang opened the door to pour water, and the basin of water splashed right in front of He Tiantian. Luckily, her shoes didn't get wet.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see her. Oh... it's Wanzi's mother." Zhao Yanniang looked up and saw that she hadn't seen Wanzi's mother in a long time.
A few days ago, I heard from Zhao Tingzhang that Wanzi's mother was kept to work in the government office, but he didn't explain exactly what she was doing.
Thinking that there was a plague in the city, it must be a difficult job.
Zhao Yanniang suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for Wanzi's mother and asked with concern, "Wanzi's mother, you've looked so thin these days. How's life in the city now?"
He Tiantian smiled and said, "Alright, everything's ready. You can go into the city now without worry."
"Oh..." Zhao Yanniang exclaimed in surprise, "That's good, that's good. We're out of oil at home, I'm going to go buy some."
Zhao Yanniang's gaze fell on He Tiantian's arms, and she examined what He Tiantian was holding.
"Maruko's mom, what's wrong...?"
"Oh, I need to go to Zhao Tingzhang's house; there are some things to discuss." He Tiantian smiled awkwardly.
"Oh... well..." Zhao Yanniang rubbed her hands a little embarrassedly, "Wanzi's mother, if you have any money-making jobs, please take me with you."
Zhao Yanniang had previously seen He Tiantian take things to Zhao Tingzhang's house, and only later did she learn that cross-stitch could earn money.
She felt she could do the embroidery herself, but she missed this opportunity.
He Tiantian felt a little embarrassed and embarrassed to refuse, so she agreed for the time being.
He said that if there were any good jobs in the future, he would take Zhao Yanniang with him.
He Tiantian arrived at Zhao Tingzhang's house, where Zhao Tingzhang and his family were asking Zhao Xiaohe all sorts of questions.
Zhao Xiaohe felt a strange sense of pride; it felt wonderful to be asked questions by the whole family.
After all, he was quite young, but he had already worked as an assistant to the county magistrate in the government office.
Of all the children in the village, only he had this opportunity. He hadn't even had a chance to brag to his friends yet.
“Chief Zhao, Aunt Liu…” He Tiantian called out from outside the courtyard.
Zhao Tingzhang and Liu Shi quickly looked outside and saw He Tiantian. Liu Shi quickly went forward and invited her into the house.
Cheng Ying moved a stool and poured water.
"Auntie, please have some water."
He Tiantian put down what she was holding and took the bowl from Cheng Ying's hand.
Having just walked this far and chatted with Zhao Yanniang for a while, she was actually feeling quite thirsty.
He Tiantian took a sip of water to moisten her throat. Cheng Ying quickly took the bowl back from her.
“I have something to say. This hundred taels of silver…” He Tiantian pointed to the red cloth bundle and continued, “It’s a reward from the magistrate to our village. The plague is over, and the magistrate has given Changfeng Village a great reward!”
Zhao, the village head, was very excited. "That's wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"
This was probably the most respectable moment he had ever had in front of the county magistrate, after serving as a village head for most of his life.
Hehe, next time he sees the magistrate, he won't have to hide anymore.
“Mother Wanzi, this hundred taels of silver is all thanks to you. I'll keep twenty taels for myself to help those elderly people living alone. You can keep the rest.” Zhao Tingzhang counted out twenty taels of silver and then stuffed the rest into He Tiantian’s hands.
Startled, He Tiantian quickly got up and didn't take it.
She declined, saying, "No, no, no, village head. This money comes from our village's public account, so just keep it here. The village will need money for many things in the future."
It's a year of disasters, and nobody knows what other difficulties we'll encounter next.
After thinking about it, Zhao Tingzhang agreed.
“I bought this meat, and I’m bringing some to your house,” He Tiantian said, pointing to the large piece of pork.
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